Karina Ramos-Musalem

Karina Ramos-Musalem

Researcher (Investigadora Titular A)

Physical Oceanography, CICESE

I’m a physical oceanographer and I’m interested in the interaction between geophysical flows – such as the ocean and the atmosphere – and topography. In particular, I use numerical and laboratory models to investigate the role that topography plays in the exchange of water, nutrients, and dissolved gases between the deep ocean and the continental shelf.

I’m part of the Department of Physical Oceanography at the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE).

I was a researcher in the Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction group at Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático from 2021 to 2024.

Before, I did my Ph.D. in the Mesoscale Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics Group under the supervision of Professor Susan Allen at the University of British Columbia.

Interests

  • Stratified flow over topography and associated mixing processes.
  • Flow dynamics and transport induced by submarine canyons.
  • Analytical, numerical and physical modelling of geophysical fluids.

Education

  • PhD in Oceanography, 2020

    University of British Columbia

  • BSc in Physics, 2013

    Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Research

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Mountain waves in the Valley of Mexico

Are mountain waves generated around the valley and do they have an impact in Mexico City’s air quality?

Wave activity induced by Sebastián Vizcaino Bay

What variability do we miss in our models if we don’t include Sebastián Vizcaino Bay?

Interaction among multiple canyons

What is the impact of multiple canyons in the dynamics of canyon-induced upwelling?

Transport through a submarine canyon

How do upwelling events impact the cross-shelf exchange of tracers through a submarine canyon?

Teaching

Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

2022-1, 2024-1 (In Spanish)

Experimental Techniques, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM.

In Spanish only

Numerical Modelling, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM.

In Spanish only

People

Students

Andrea Mitre

PhD (Physical Oceanography)

Esteban Cruz Isidro

MSc (Earth Science)

Eva Teresa Rojas

Undergraduate (Geophysical Eng.)

Alumni

Amelia Thelandersson

Master’s in Physical Sciences

Brenda Ricci

Undergraduate student (Atmospheric Sciences)

Esteban Cruz Isidro

BSc (Earth Science)

Félix López

Undergraduate (Geophysical Eng.)

Jesica Villalobos

Undergraduate (Atm. Sci.)

Jimena Ortiz

Undergraduate (Atm. Sci.)